Spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

In 2005 a cluster of 53 HIV-infected patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) was detected in the Msinga sub-district, the catchment area for the Church of Scotland Hospital (CoSH) in Tugela Ferry, in KwaZulu-Natal province (KZN), South Africa. KZN is divided into 11 healthcare...

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Main Authors: Prashini Moodley, N Sarita Shah, Nabihah Tayob, Cathy Connolly, Nicola Zetola, Neel Gandhi, Gerald Friedland, A Willem Sturm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3104985?pdf=render

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